Cuyahoga Falls City Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Council committee meetings are held on the first and third Mondays in order to allow councilmembers to publicly discuss pending legislation that will be voted on at regular meetings. The public is free to comment on pending legislation during the allowed time set aside as part of committee meetings.
Legislation Scheduled for Discussion
Finance & Appropriations:
A-9: An ordinance authorizing the director of law to enter into settlement of a legal claim. Council met in executive session; per City Council rules, Council may hold an executive session, from which the public is excluded, for which this meeting fell under rule 3, imminent or pending litigation. Upon returning the committee voted to bring this legislation out for a full vote when council meets on February 23.
Public & Industrial Improvements:
A-10: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the annual resurfacing and/or repair of various streets as described in Exhibit ‘A’ attached hereto, in the City of Cuyahoga Falls and authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts for pavement preservation on various streets within the city. Tony Demasi explained the 20-point rating system his department uses and the pavement condition index done every two years by Pavement Management Group that is used to determine what streets and order end up on the list to be paved for the year. Streets this year will be rated again for the 2026-27 paving seasons. Also of note is that according to the Ohio Department of Transportation pricing index asphalt prices are down 9% from last year.
The city will once again use a fiber-based asphalt in order to add life and durability to the road surface. Of note on the paving list (as seen in February 9 City Council Minutes) is 13th Street that was put on hold during construction of the new high school and Brookpark Drive that was held up last year due to waterline construction. Both streets will be paved this year. Demasi also noted that Sand Run Road will be paved via a partnership with the county that will reimburse the city for the county’s share of the road. Hudson Drive will be paved under a similar partnership with the Ohio Department of Transportation. The committee voted to bring this legislation out for a full vote when council meets on February 23.
A-11: An ordinance authorizing the Parks and Recreation Board to enter into a contract or contracts, without competitive bidding, with Site Technology Inc., for repairs to the Cuyahoga Falls High School Tennis Courts. At the request of the administration this legislation was placed on hold.
Public Affairs:
A-12: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a NOPEC Energized Community Grant Agreement with Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Inc., for energy efficiency or energy infrastructure projects. This legislation would allow the city to apply for another Energized Community grant similar to the ones that have been utilized for the downtown charging umbrellas and the solar panels on the new Electric Services building. If successful, this year’s round of grants would be used for a fast charger for the electric vehicle the Police Department will be receiving in 2026. The committee voted to bring this legislation out for a full vote when council meets on February 23.
A-13: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract or contracts to transfer real property known as Open Space Block E in the Woodland Preserves Subdivision, Cuyahoga Falls. Planning Director Rob Kurtz explained to the committee the 5-acre parcel has been on the books since the subdivision was built and recently the city approached the HOA about taking deed to the property. The HOA was not interested in obtaining the property so an adjacent landowner was approached and accepted the parcel under the conditions that he cannot build, clear or alter the property in any way by virtue of deed covenants. The receiving party will pay for closing costs and begin paying property taxes on the parcel. The city no longer has the responsibility of the parcel and begins to receive property taxes for it. The committee voted to bring this legislation out for a full vote when council meets on February 23.
